In this personal finance lesson, students will participate in insurance pools to learn how car insurance markets deal with risks.

Answer: About 1% of U.S. millionaires (those earning $1 million/year) are professional athletes We often hear from teachers that students are convinced that professional sports are the road to riches but besides the challenge of making it to this pinnacle (only 0.03% of high school seniors playing basketball ultimately get drafted after playing college ball), almost 99% of millionaires have generated their wealth outside of professional sports. Then again, athletes who suddenly come into millions from their first contract often struggle to live within their means while we have also unc...

Answer: Questions: Do you have a budget? Are you able to stick to it all of the time/some of the time/none of the time?  How would you answer this question for yourself: What are the purchases that cause you to overspend?  Take 2 or 3 items from the top 10 list and explain why that specific item leads to overspending.  Explain strategies that you could use to control spending in those categories. Click here for the ready-to-go slides for this Question of the Day that you can use in your classroom. Behind the numbers (CNBC): Many people struggle with oversp...

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From Flowing Data comes a chart showing trends in job growth and decline over the past 4 decades. As you move the cursor over the graph, you can see what jobs correspond to the lines on the graph.  Here's a snapshot (click to go to the interactive chart) Questions: Three fastest growing jobs since 1970? Three jobs that have seen greatest decline?  What jobs were most impacted by the Great Recession of 2008-09? Have they recovered to their pre-recession levels?

Answer: 19% Questions: The largest cost element above is depreciation. Why do you think that a new car depreciates (or loses value) over time?  Changing the number of miles you drive will reduce your fuel cost. Will it change any of the other costs listed above? Insurance estimates are based on someone with 6 years of driving experience.

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Full Year Course 5.2 FAFSA: Gateway to Financial Aid Lesson Guide Learning Objectives Students will be able to Explain the role the FAFSA plays in the financial aid process Understand the importance of submitting the FAFSA Apply for the FAFSA Identify misconceptions and challenges ...

NGPF Activity Bank Paying for College Teacher Tip Video Virtual Adaptation Ideas ANALYZE: A Student Aid Report (SAR) Once you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), you will receive a Student Aid Report (SAR). This report will provide you with some very important i...

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Question of the Day Paying for College #8 What percent of high school seniors file the FAFSA to access college aid? www.ngpf.org Last updated: 9/23/18

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Semester Course Unit #0: Behavioral Finance MU-2.1 Your Values and Money MU-2.2 Social Media and Spending MU-2.3 Your Money in Context Unit #1: Taxes 1.1 Taxes and Your Paystub 1.

Question of the Day Behavioral Finance #21 When it comes to the cost of a car, research shows that most consumers focus on the ___________ payment during the car buying process.

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` NGPF Activity Bank Budgeting Teachers, see the Answer Keys that were EMAILED to you when you created your teacher account for the TEACHER GUIDE on how to implement this activity. PLAY: The Bean Game Each day we make choices based on what we value as important by assessing whether our t...

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What and Why? What is the FAFSA?FAFSA stands for Free Application for Federal Student Aid. It is a form completed by current and...

The #FormYourFuture FAFSA Tracker is an interactive data dashboard that tracks and ranks states' progress toward 100% of their high school seniors completing the FAFSA and measures change year over year.

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